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01-27-2012, 09:20 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Framingham, MA
Posts: 9
Weight Statistics 01/27/12 Start Date:
Not Scheduled Surgery Date:
6' 3"
Height:
320 lb Start Weight:
320 lb Current Weight:
210 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Lb Left to Lose:
Unknown Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.9928888889 BMI Start:
39.9928888889 BMI Current:
26.2453333333 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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attended introductory meeting last night and I am considering bypass surgery to lower my A1c and maybe give my joints a break as I am about to have my first grandchild. Any input would be appreciated.
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01-28-2012, 12:42 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Lake Oswego, OR
Posts: 1,633
Weight Statistics June 2011 Start Date:
9-20-2011 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
272 lb Start Weight:
187 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
42 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.25 % % Lost:
9-2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.1773746536 BMI Start:
33.1219450743 BMI Current:
25.6827916352 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Welcome. My A1c went down right away and my knees are thanking me every day. My two year old grandkids were the reason I finally did it, so I know where you are coming from. This isn't easy but there was no way I was going to be able to do this without this tool. Please let us know how you are doing as you progress.
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01-28-2012, 05:50 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
Good luck with your process.
(((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.
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01-28-2012, 07:57 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: S. Jersey
Posts: 2,481
Weight Statistics ?? Most recently Oct. 2010 Start Date:
January 31 2011 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
342 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
189 lb Goal Weight:
148 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.2748538012 % % Lost:
no pressure... 1 year? 1-2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.4990548204 BMI Start:
28.6456626759 BMI Current:
27.9073724008 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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My joints: ankles, wrists and knees have been thanking me for a year now. I used to think I might crack an ankle walking; that's how bad it was. I gave RNY (by pass) a lot of thought. Talked to my internist about it, then maybe a year or more later decided to go to an orientation meeting. Did monthly check ups
with my internist for 6 months? and said I wasn't ready. He said "Let's keep meeting every month." About 6 months later I decided I wanted to do it. It
isn't an easy decision but once I made it, I COULDN'T WAIT!!! for surgery. I felt like I was going to be reborn. And, I kind of "was." It will be a year for me on the 31st. Good luck.
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01-28-2012, 02:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: just north of Boston
Posts: 2,403
Weight Statistics 1/31/2012 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
338 lb Start Weight:
253 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
78 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.1479289941 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index48.4926530612 BMI Start:
36.297755102 BMI Current:
25.1071428571 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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welcome to the site - you'll get some great advice and support. Whether you actually have a bypass is a decision you'll have to make for yourself, but I know that everyone here will be supportive and willing to answer any questions you might have.
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01-28-2012, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2011 Location: Colorado
Posts: 769
Weight Statistics February 1, 2011 Start Date:
AUGUST 30TH, 2011 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
274 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
104 lb Weight Loss:
10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.9562043796 % % Lost:
1 year Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.2199265381 BMI Start:
27.4357208448 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi,
It took me about 2 years to make the decision. I am glad that I did. It is a big decision. I hemmed and hawed about it and I decided I just couldn't live like I was living anymore. I made the appointment and started doing my research. When I went to the surgeon I was armed..literally...with a notebook of questions I found online and one's that I thought of. I had never had surgery before so I was a bit nervous. I talked with a friend who had the Band and a couple of people that had RNY. My NUT was pushing for the BAND and I did not like anyone pushing me one way or the other. My surgeon was awesome because he answered the questions honestly and very straightforward but did not push me towards either surgery. He said I was a good candiate for either. It would be my decision.
Just go to the meetings. Talk to people that have had it. And take with a grain of salt the people that HAVE NOT had WLS who have an opinion. Look online (here) and people will be honest with you. The good, the bad and the constipated! haha If you have a question no matter what it is...it will be answered.
It is your own journey and you will be the only one walking it but you will have family and friends to hold your hand. But you are the only one who will deal with your decision day in and day out.
Me? I would go back and do it again in a heartbeat if I had it to do over again. I was pre-diabetic and now I am completely normal. My primary care physican is over the moon! He was so glad I did what I did. I feel better than I have in years! I have two young grand kids...you can see one in my photo and and I am toting the other one (you can see a shoe). In my pre-WLS life there was no way I could have carried the little guy. We were in Washington DC at the zoo and I had to carry him for blocks. I could not have done it before. But I can now. 
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01-28-2012, 06:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas
Posts: 3,672
Weight Statistics 7/27/10 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
379 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
204 lb Weight Loss:
10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
53.8258575198 % % Lost:
July 27, 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index65.0480957031 BMI Start:
30.0354003906 BMI Current:
28.3190917969 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hello and welcome to the group. I think you will find this a great place as you research have surgery. Lots of helpful folks here.
For me it was the best thing I've ever done, I have 4 grandsons and I am not able to get on the floor and play with them, if nothing else that made it all worth it. My bad knee is no longer bad, I rarely have pain, when I do it's usually because the weather has changed! LOL
Best of luck to you as you look into surgery. Let us know what you decide.
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01-28-2012, 08:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Framingham, MA
Posts: 9
Weight Statistics 01/27/12 Start Date:
Not Scheduled Surgery Date:
6' 3"
Height:
320 lb Start Weight:
320 lb Current Weight:
210 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Lb Left to Lose:
Unknown Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.9928888889 BMI Start:
39.9928888889 BMI Current:
26.2453333333 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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First of all I appologize for my spelling. It has always been my second worse problem. Thank you all for your good wishs and encouragement. My PCP is the best, he was the one that suggested that I go to the intro meeting. I did sign up for an appointment at the intro and will go when it is scheduled. My immediate problem is that I am a CPA and my busy season begins in less than a week. However, I will make time for the appointment and from what research I have done so far - I believe that the pros are much greater than the cons, I am 64 and maybe I would be more reluctant if I was younger.
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01-28-2012, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Apple Valley Minnesota
Posts: 2,085
Weight Statistics 2 Feb., 2011 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
252 lb Start Weight:
131 lb Current Weight:
149 lb Goal Weight:
121 lb Weight Loss:
-18 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.0158730159 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.2509765625 BMI Start:
22.4836425781 BMI Current:
25.5729980469 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi and welcome. I think you'll find most of us pretty biased towards this lifestyle change. I only wish I hadn't waited until I was 54. In fact, some days I'm downright MAD. 
I have a 4 year old granddaughter that I adore and I just couldn't imagine not being a part of her life.
This has truly been a lifesaver for most of us. Do your research, ask questions then make your decision.
Good luck!
__________________ Cindy "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." ~Ambrose Redmoon
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